Present: Sharon Moolchan, Chris Minarik, Scott Kwasnitza, & Richard Ingimundson Absent: Steve Dudar
01. Study Group - Sharon & Craig will review these points at the upcoming Admin Council Goal Planning on April 22
Registration costs by teachers to Ride the Wave will have be provided from school-based PD funds, and not divisional funds. Next year we may to look to cover these costs for members of the LwICT Study Group.
Literacy with ICT Lead Teacher posting will be coming out sometime in the near future. It is currently going to be a half-time position. We could lend to this process by drafting a 'roles and goals' summary for this position.
20K has been allocated to LwICT for 2010-2011
Planning for PD at the school level (application/proposal)
members will be the liaison for school-based planning
3K/day per meeting - 3 dates proposed for next year
02. Craig Feeke's 5-Year IT plan
It's essential that we meet with Craig to see where there is commonality of plans between IT and ET
we want to ensure cohesion
03. Atomic Learning
We have purchased the same 25-user subscription for next year
04. Video Conferencing
We have access to Smart software called Bridgit at: bridgit.lssd.ca (password: L$$D) This application is limited in terms of video conferencing though does a decent job of screen sharing
Applications like Sightspeed or Skype might better serve our video conferencing ability (Steve provided pricing via email)
We may even be able to purchase video-bridge services from another Manitoba school division
05. Software for next year
RAZ Kids… Sharon is still consolidating licensing and if possible gain divisional rates for future… should this software be available at all schools?
Stratalogica GPS software - pilot for next year
BrainPop subscription
Other topics for next meeting...
Planning for next year re: emerging classroom technologies
· We will provide priorities list to IT (see previous submissions WIKI), i.e. software, hardware, etc…
· Tech EA meetings would benefit from having an admin liaison (which has been missing since the days of ICT Coordinator) – this will help bridge IT and ET needs and requirements; presently, a technician is that liaison
Media management & distribution
· Consideration should be made for this technology
· It may really improve the quality of multimedia resources and how efficiently we access them from our classrooms/schools
· Admin needs to know what classroom LwICT infusion looks like (what are the pieces?)
· ICT needs to be an infused part of curriculum like other areas such as differentiated instruction, inclusion, aboriginal perspectives, assessment, etc...
Present: Sharon Moolchan, Chris Minarik, Scott Kwasnitza, & Richard Ingimundson
Absent: Steve Dudar
01. Study Group - Sharon & Craig will review these points at the upcoming Admin Council Goal Planning on April 22
20K has been allocated to LwICT for 2010-2011
Planning for PD at the school level (application/proposal)
members will be the liaison for school-based planning
3K/day per meeting - 3 dates proposed for next year
02. Craig Feeke's 5-Year IT plan
It's essential that we meet with Craig to see where there is commonality of plans between IT and ET
we want to ensure cohesion
03. Atomic Learning
04. Video Conferencing
- We have access to Smart software called Bridgit at: bridgit.lssd.ca (password: L$$D) This application is limited in terms of video conferencing though does a decent job of screen sharing
- Applications like Sightspeed or Skype might better serve our video conferencing ability (Steve provided pricing via email)
- We may even be able to purchase video-bridge services from another Manitoba school division
05. Software for next yearOther topics for next meeting...
Planning for next year re: emerging classroom technologies
· We will provide priorities list to IT (see previous submissions WIKI), i.e. software, hardware, etc…
· Tech EA meetings would benefit from having an admin liaison (which has been missing since the days of ICT Coordinator) – this will help bridge IT and ET needs and requirements; presently, a technician is that liaison
Media management & distribution
· Consideration should be made for this technology
· It may really improve the quality of multimedia resources and how efficiently we access them from our classrooms/schools
· Example – Safari Montage
Has LwICT become a subject, again?
· Admin needs to know what classroom LwICT infusion looks like (what are the pieces?)
· ICT needs to be an infused part of curriculum like other areas such as differentiated instruction, inclusion, aboriginal perspectives, assessment, etc...